David Alan Schindeldecker
David Alan Schindeldecker
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David A. Schindeldecker October 23,1952 - July 28, 2024
David Alan Schindeldecker was born on October 23, 1952 to Willard and Mildred Schindeldecker. In 1955 they moved to South St. Paul where David grew up and graduated from the South St. Paul High School in 1971. David is preceded in death by his mother, Mildred. He is survived by his father, Willard Schindeldecker, his sister, Cindy (Carl) Hoelzhammer, and his nieces, Lydia (Eric) Kalpin, and Abigail (Jared) Olson.
David's first job as a teen was at Applebaum's Grocery Store in West St. Paul. He continued to work within the grocery store industry in produce management throughout his career and retired from Lunds & Byerlys in 2015.
After retirement, David volunteered at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and served at his church on the food preparation team for the Monday meal served to the unsheltered community. He also served as co-chair of the Funeral Reception Team at Central Lutheran Church.
David was a proud member of the queer community and in the recent years made a tradition of celebrating pride with his niece, Lydia. He enjoyed spending time in nature, reading historical non-fiction, traveling, cooking, gardening, visiting galleries, collecting artwork, attending theater, and square dancing. He also enjoyed spending time with his family and his many friends. He actively participated in the lives of his two nieces and was responsible for their appreciation of art and theater
The memorial service for David will be at 11am on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Central Lutheran Church at 333 S 12th St, Minneapolis, MN 55404 with a visitation before the service beginning at 10am
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Jon Swanson
August 13, 2024
The David Schindeldecker I knew was a thoughtful, caring, sensitive, hilarious, outrageous, person who was of great support to me and my wife Celeste (Castillo) as we attempted to manage our young lives (say 1972 - 1979). That is, our youthful marriage, the birth of our twin daughters, life adjustments associated with military service in Colorado Springs and a 4 yr stop over back in Minnesota before family move to Indianapolis. The number of times David (and Twyla) had come to our aid was countless. Dave´s friendship meant a great deal to Celeste. She would speak of picking on him (beating him up) when they were in grade school (or was that Tim Gravel?) but apparently by high school, close friendship was made with David and his buddies. Regrets are had for not staying up with him and his life, though he did tell me in one of our last good visits (Indianapolis - mid 80´s) that life was becoming more complex for him, offering this contrast at a point in time when our family´s life was becoming more simple.
The world was better for David Schindeldecker.
Kara Swanson
August 9, 2024
He was my godfather. I remember him visiting his Florida and I had so much fun!
Janice Devine
August 6, 2024
I only knew David for a short time while working with him at Central Lutheran in the kitchen for Monday meals. He was so pleasant and good to talk to. He has been missed during his illness and that is only deeper.
Linda Christenson-Hannegraf
August 2, 2024
David and I graduated from SSP, so my first memory of him is school. We had a great time going bowling as a group of us teens would do if if we all had days off from work. Great , kindhearted guy! I was sorry to hear of his passing. Condolences to his family members.
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Darrell Retka
August 2, 2024
Sorry to hear about my fellow South St Paul HS grad David passing. He attended our (belated) 2022 50th Reunion, I spoke with him at the school tour. He was genuinely interested in seeing his classmates and learning what they were up to. I remember David as a fellow Southender, a Washington School student and a great member of our 1971 Class. I'm sure he will be missed by many.
Mark Wachter
August 1, 2024
I met David when I was 17 at Applebaums grocery store and we have been friends for 50+ years. He was a great friend and we laughed a lot. He gave me some Rain Lily bulbs that his good friend Tim had given him and I will always think of him when the lilies bloom
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